Bookholder



Oct. 13, 1931.

C. PHARR sooxnowmn Filed July 12, 1930 Patented Oct. 13, 1931 UNITEDSTATES PATENT-or fice CLYDE PHARR, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE BOOKHOLDERApplication filed July 12, 1930. Serial No. 467,564.

can be formed of metal, thereby to withstand rough handling.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form ofthe invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation.v

Figure 3 is a side view.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on line l4, Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates thebody of the bookholder formed of a sheet of metal bent along the center,as at 2, to provide forwardly diverging side portions 3. The side andtop edges are folded back at 1 and 5 to present rounded surfaces, and'ifdesired the folded side portions 1 can form channels filled with softmetal 6 such as solder, which acts to stiffen the structure.

The lower edge portion of the body 1 is irovided with a ledge 7 formedby an integral channel 8 extended forwardly, and this channel can bestiffened by filling it with solder or ly from the back portion oftheledge and in the same plane therewith. The ledge and apron caninterlock as shown. The lower portion of the apron is bent backwardly toform a flange 11 adapted to rest flat on a table top or the like.

Soldered or otherwise connected to the flange 11 is a tongue 12extending forwardly from and integral with the lower edge of a support13. This su port is formed of sheet metal and has an ofl s 14 at itsupper end provided with diverging edges 15 which fit against and aresoldered or otherwise connected to the diverging portions 3 of body 1close to the upper edge thereof.

In practice the bookholder is placed ona table or the like with fiangell and tongue 12 resting thereon while apron 10 and the support 13 holdthe body 1 off of the table and in an inclined position. An open bookcan be placed on the body where it will be et enlargement or headsupported by ledge 7, and as the side portions 3 diverge forwardly, thebook will remain open and the leaves can be turned quickly and easily. Y

As the device is of one-piece construction it will last indefinitely andif it is made of sheet metal as described it will be able to v withstandrough handling,

What is claimed is:

1. A bookholder formed in one integral structure and made of'sheetmaterial including a body having forwardly diverging side portions,means for stiffening the sides of the body, a channeled ledge at thelower edge of the body, stiffening means therein, and supports at theupper and lower portions of the body for holding the body elevated andinclined, said supports including a front apron, fixed to the body, arear support having a head connected to the; body, and a tongueconnecting the support and apron.

2. A bookholder formed in one integral structure and made of sheetmaterial including a body having forwardly diverging side portions, achanneled ledge at the lower edge of the body, and supports at the upperand lower portions of the body for holding the body elevated andinclined, said supports including a front apron, fixed to the body, arear support having a head connected to the body, and a tongueconnecting the support and the apron.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXedmy signature.

CLYDE PHARR.

